Breathwork Intensive Retreat & Facilitator Training
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Breathwork Intensive Retreat & Facilitator Training in Goa | Yoga, Trauma Healing & Wellness
Join our 7 Days Breathwork Intensive Retreat Programs in the serene setting of Mandrem, Goa. These transformative programs are designed for both personal healing and facilitator training. Whether you’re seeking deep self-exploration or feel called to guide others, you can choose to take one, two, or all three modules based on your own needs and goals. Each module offers a unique experience, empowering you to dive deeper into breathwork, trauma healing, yoga, and plant medicine at your own pace and comfort.
Why Breathwork? Transform Your Life and Heal
Breath as Medicine: Heal Trauma, Expand Consciousness, and Unlock Transformation
Breathwork is more than just breathing exercises; it’s a transformative journey into the core of your being. By intentionally using the breath, we access the body’s wisdom, tap into the subconscious, and reach heightened states of awareness. Through various techniques, ranging from gentle rhythmic breathing to dynamic cathartic practices, breathwork fosters healing, relieves tension, and unlocks our authentic potential. Whether you’re seeking clarity, emotional release, or spiritual connection, breathwork offers a powerful tool for self-exploration and personal growth.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced practitioner, you can select the module that suits your journey:
The Breathwork Initiation Intensive Retreat is a transformative experience designed to provide a foundational understanding of breathwork and its profound impact on the nervous system. Participants will explore the science behind using breath to release stress and trauma, while being introduced to trauma-informed breathwork techniques for emotional and physical healing. Set against the serene backdrop of Mandrem Beach, the retreat includes daily yoga sessions that enhance physical awareness and mental clarity. Guided plant medicine journeys with natural and legal substances like cacao, blue lotus, and medicinal cbd will facilitate deep personal healing and emotional release. Attendees will also gain tools for self-regulation, strengthen their mind-body connection, and learn integration practices to support long-term growth, ensuring that the retreat’s benefits extend into their everyday lives.
For those who have completed Module 1 or have prior breathwork experience, this module is designed to train trauma-informed breathwork facilitators for 1-on-1 sessions. By following it, you will deepen your personal practice, learn all the necessary theoretical and practical foundation to guide others safely on their healing journey through different styles of breathwork, and have ample time to practice on others.
Designed for those with experience in 1-on-1 breathwork facilitation, this level prepares you to lead group sessions and navigate group dynamics. It’s ideal if you are seeking certification as group breathwork facilitator, empowering you to guide transformative breathwork journeys for larger groups. This program will allow you to deepen your theoretical knowledge of breathwork, space holding, trauma awareness and more and to practice space holding on others while being supervised and mentored by experienced facilitators.
You can begin your journey with the Intensive Retreat for personal healing and transformation, or delve deeper with Modules 2 and 3 to become a certified breathwork facilitator, empowering you to guide others on their own healing journeys through the transformative power of breathwork.
Program Calendar in Beautiful Mandrem, Goa
Mandrem, Goa – A peaceful beach retreat setting, perfect for healing and transformation.
Module 1
Breathwork Initiation Intensive Retreat
- November 17, 2024 – November 24, 2024
- January 19, 2025 – January 26, 2025
Module 2
Breathwork 1-on-1 Facilitator Mentorship Program
- Feb 23rd - March 2nd, 2025
Module 3
Breathwork Group Facilitator Training Program
- March 23rd – March 30th, 2025
Module 1: Breathwork Initiation Intensive Retreat
Overview
Module 1 is a powerful introduction to conscious breathing, emotional release, and the healing potential of nature and plant medicine. Set in the serene beach town of Mandrem, Goa, this immersive retreat blends breathwork, yoga, trauma-informed practices, and sacred plant medicine ceremonies to foster deep personal healing, emotional liberation, and spiritual transformation. This is a journey that breaks through the constraints of daily life, reconnecting you to your body, mind, and spirit in a sacred space of possibility.
What is Module 1?
Participants will learn foundational breathwork techniques, such as Circular Connected Breathing, Wim Hof Method, and DMT breathwork, while incorporating grounding practices like journaling, meditation, and yoga. The trauma-informed environment ensures safety and support as participants explore and release deep emotional and physical blockages. This retreat also includes guided plant medicine journeys to expand consciousness and aid in emotional healing, with facilitators to guide participants through these transformative experiences.
Who is it for?
- Beginners seeking a safe introduction to breathwork
- Individuals interested in personal growth and trauma healing
- Those curious about combining breathwork, yoga, meditation, and trauma healing with the power of plant medicines
- Anyone wanting to reconnect with their body, emotions, and the natural world
Unique Features of the Retreat
- Comprehensive Approach: This retreat blends theory and practice, ensuring you grasp the science of breathwork while engaging in transformative sessions.
- Foundational Techniques: Learn essential breathwork methods that activate the body’s healing processes.
- Trauma-Informed Healing: Gentle practices to help release emotional blocks in a safe, nurturing environment for deeper transformation.
- Plant Medicine Ceremony: Engage in sacred plant medicine journeys using cacao, blue lotus, and bhang for deep emotional and spiritual healing.
- Focus on Integration: Weave together your transformative experiences through mindful reflection, group discussions, and grounding practices to ensure lasting healing and growth.
- Grounding Practices: Reconnect with your body through daily yoga to remained ressourced even when going deep.
- Personalized Support: Experienced facilitators offer guidance and personalized support, ensuring you’re never alone on your journey.
- Community Connection: Sharing circles and group activities nurture a sense of belonging and collective support.
- Holistic Enrichment: Enhance your experience with additional offerings like ice baths, live music and more, enriching your healing journey.
Daily Structure
- Morning (8 AM – 12:30 PM): Activating breathwork, yoga, theory discussions, longer breathwork and plant medicine journeys.
- Lunch Break (12:30 PM – 2 PM)
- Afternoon (2 PM – 6:30 PM): Connection games, journaling and sharing circle deepening the process and its integration.
- Dinner Break (6:30 PM – 8 PM)
- Evening (8 -9 PM): Relaxation with restorative yoga, parasympathetic breathwork and nidra to calm the body and mind.
What You’ll Experience
- Emotional and spiritual release in a safe, trauma-informed environment
- Profound healing of past traumas, with tools for emotional liberation
- Rejuvenation through yoga, plant medicine, and reflection
- Integration and grounding practices to support long-term growth and transformation
Why Join Module 1?
This retreat is not just a getaway but a journey of profound self-discovery and healing. By the end of the retreat, you will experience deep emotional and physical release, gain personal insights into your challenges, and develop strategies to overcome limiting patterns. You’ll cultivate resilience, build self-mastery, and foster lasting bonds with like-minded individuals. The retreat’s supportive environment and skilled facilitators ensure personalized guidance, making it an unforgettable adventure of self-growth. Beyond the retreat, you’ll carry a renewed zest for life and the tools to maintain ongoing inspiration and personal transformation.
Join us for an unforgettable journey of healing and self-discovery in the tranquil paradise of Mandrem, Goa.
Module 2: Breathwork 1-on-1 Facilitator Mentorship Program
This immersive mentorship program is crafted for individuals who have experience with breathwork and are ready to deepen their practice and take on the role of facilitators. Building upon the foundational skills of Module 1, this advanced program will empower you with the techniques, knowledge, and confidence required to hold space for others and facilitate transformative 1-on-1 breathwork sessions. Designed to help you guide others through personal healing, it is trauma-informed and perfect if you’re seeking to elevate your skills in breathwork facilitation.
What is Module 2?
Module 2 is an advanced, facilitator-focused program that delves deep into the realms of personal transformation, emotional healing, and conscious breathwork facilitation. It will equip you with the skills needed to lead 1-on-1 breathwork sessions, integrating trauma-informed approaches and exploring advanced techniques for profound healing. You will deepen your understanding of breathwork, enhance your self-practice, and cultivate the confidence to guide others through their healing journey.
By combining breathwork, pranayama, meditation, yoga, and trauma-release practices, Module 2 provides the tools needed to create a safe, supportive, and transformative environment for facilitating individual breathwork sessions.
Who is it for?
This program is ideal for individuals who:
- Have prior experience with breathwork (Module 1 completion is recommended but not mandatory for those with a solid breathwork background).
- Aspire to become certified breathwork facilitators, particularly for 1-on-1 sessions.
- Are ready to explore deeper layers of emotional and psychological healing within themselves.
- Seek profound personal transformation and want to assist others in their healing journey through breathwork.
How is Module 2 Different from Module 1?
While Module 1 lays the foundation for breathwork and breath awareness, Module 2 focuses on facilitating and holding space for 1-on-1 breathwork sessions. It offers:
- Master the Basics: Explore in depth breathwork techniques that influence the nervous system, encouraging emotional release and heightened awareness, or on the contrary deep relaxation and soothing.
- Trauma-Informed Facilitation: Special emphasis is placed on holding space for people with trauma, which is the case of most individual. You’ll learn how to take specific care of your breathers so that they feel safe enough at all point of the journey to open themselves and gently and effectively release past traumas and unresolved emotional wounds.
- Emotional Depth: Expect to break through limiting beliefs and unresolved emotions as you hold space for others in breathwork practices that encourages the release of suppressed feelings and stuck energy.
- Integration Practices: Alongside breathwork, daily practices such as yoga, journaling, and connection exercises support the integration of emotional and mental experiences, allowing for deep personal transformation.
Daily structure:
- Morning (8 AM – 12:30 PM): Activating breathwork, yoga, pranayama, theory discussions, and longer breathwork.
- Lunch Break (12:30 PM – 2 PM)
- Afternoon (2 PM – 6:30 PM): Connection games, space holding theory and practice by the participants, journaling and sharing circle.
- Dinner Break (6:30 PM – 8 PM)
- Evening (8 – 9 PM): Relaxation with parasympathetic breathwork guided both by the facilitator and the students.
What You’ll Gain from Module 2:
- Deep Emotional Healing: Break through emotional blocks and release stored traumas. This healing journey brings up and resolves long-held memories and emotions, leading to personal freedom.
- Facilitation Confidence: Gain the skills and confidence to safely hold space for others in a trauma-informed way, guiding them through their breathwork journey with compassion and insight.
- Transformation: Experience a profound shift in your emotional, mental, and physical well-being, and learn how to help others achieve similar results.
- Plant Medicine Support: Gentle use of sacred plant medicines such as jatamansi, cordyceps and blue lotus will be introduced, supporting deeper meditative states and emotional openness during breathwork.
Why Join Module 2?
This program goes beyond personal breathwork, it prepares you to facilitate deep healing for others. By the end of Module 2, you will be equipped with all the tools to confidently guide individuals through their own breathwork journeys, allowing them to release trauma, access deeper awareness, and achieve transformative healing.
If you are ready to step into the role of a breathwork facilitator and expand your own personal practice, Module 2 is the next evolution on your path. This program offers you the opportunity to dive deeper into breathwork and its potential for healing, both for yourself and those you serve.
Module 3: Breathwork Group Facilitator Training Program
Overview Module 3 is an advanced training designed for individuals ready to step into the role of a group breathwork facilitator. In this program, you’ll learn the essential skills for guiding groups through transformative breathwork sessions, mastering space-holding, and managing the unique dynamics of group settings. Ideal for those who have completed previous modules, this course equips you to lead others through their breathwork journeys with confidence and compassion.
What You’ll Learn in Module 3
Group Facilitation Skills
- Managing Group Energy: Learn how to navigate the energetic dynamics of group settings, ensuring a harmonious, safe, and transformative experience for all participants.
- Creating Transformative Spaces: Understand the art of holding space to allow for deep emotional releases and breakthroughs.
- Designing Breathwork Journeys: Master the structure of group breathwork sessions, blending advanced techniques with intuitive guidance to craft impactful experiences.
Advanced Techniques
- Emotional Release: Refine your ability to guide participants through emotional releases in a trauma-sensitive and supportive environment.
- Trauma-Informed Practices: Gain expertise in creating safe, consent-based spaces where participants can explore and heal emotional wounds.
Plant Medicine Integration
- Legal Plant Medicines: Explore the responsible integration of legal plant medicines (like cacao, blue lotus, medicinal cbd and the likes) to enhance group breathwork experiences, promoting deeper healing and emotional breakthroughs.
Deepening Your Knowledge
Theory & Understanding
- Birth Memories: Explore how early life experiences affect emotional well-being and how breathwork can help release these deep-rooted memories.
- Trauma and Healing: Deepen your understanding of trauma, its effects on the body, and how breathwork can facilitate emotional and psychological healing.
Refining Your Personal Practice
- Advanced Personal Breathwork: Engage in deeper self-practice to cultivate resilience and expand your emotional awareness, enhancing your role as a facilitator.
- Reflective Practice: Use journaling, meditation, and breathwork reflection to understand your emotional processes and their impact on your facilitation skills.
Key Skills for Group Facilitators
Space Holding & Emotional Support
- Guiding Emotional Processes: Learn how to skillfully support participants through deep emotional releases in a group setting.
- Creating Safe Spaces: Master trauma-informed techniques and consent-based practices to ensure all participants feel secure and supported.
Teaching Methodology
- Group Teaching Skills: Build confidence in guiding and teaching groups, managing energy, and maintaining the flow of breathwork sessions.
- Rhythm & Timing: Learn how to pace your sessions effectively, allowing for smooth transitions between emotional and energetic states.
- Humility & Self-Reflection: Cultivate self-awareness as a facilitator, balancing guidance with allowing participants to have their own experiences.
Additional Skills
- Cold Exposure Training: Integrate cold exposure techniques into breathwork sessions and explore their benefits for emotional and physical health.
- Online Facilitation: Learn how to create safe, engaging virtual spaces for leading breathwork sessions online.
- Marketing & Business Strategy: Gain insights on building your brand as a facilitator, including venue selection, niche development, and digital marketing strategies.
Hands-On Practice
Facilitation Experience
- Group Sessions: Gain hands-on experience by leading group breathwork sessions, receiving feedback to refine your facilitation skills.
- One-on-One Facilitation: Practice facilitating individual sessions to strengthen your ability to provide personalized support.
Peer Support
- Reflective Discussions: Participate in peer feedback sessions to enhance your understanding of group dynamics and facilitation techniques.
Practice Requirements Before completing Module 3, participants must:
- Facilitate at least 20 private breathwork sessions.
- Engage in peer reflection discussions to encourage growth and skill refinement.
Why Join Module 3? Module 3 provides you with the advanced skills, hands-on experience, and confidence needed to lead group breathwork sessions. By mastering group facilitation, trauma-informed care, and space holding, you’ll be fully equipped to guide others on their path to healing and transformation.
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What You'll Gain From Each Module
- Foundational Mastery of Breathwork
- Trauma-Informed Healing
- Daily Yoga, Breathwork & Meditation sessions
- Sacred Plant Medicine Ceremonies
- Deep connection to Self & Nature
- Long-Lasting Transformation way beyond the retreat
This retreat is an immersive journey into breathwork, emotional release, and spiritual renewal, designed for profound self-discovery and transformation.
- Advanced Breathwork Mastery
- Trauma-Informed Facilitation Skills for 1-on-1 sessions
- Confidence in Facilitating 1-0n-1 sessions
- Integration for Long-Term Growth
This program is perfect for those ready to elevate their practice and knowledge, confidently lead others, and facilitate healing through 1-on-1 breathwork sessions.
- Certification as a Breathwork Facilitator
- Facilitate Group Breathwork Journeys
- Master Group Energy Dynamics
- Create Powerful Healing Spaces
- Trauma-Informed Practices
- Hands-On Facilitation Experience
Module 3 offers you everything you need to become a certified and confident breathwork group facilitator. You’ll master group facilitation, develop trauma-informed techniques, and gain practical experience to lead transformative breathwork journeys for others.
Feedback from attendees of our previous retreats
Sample Schedule for Module 1 Breathwork Initiation Intensive Retreat
Day 1 – Sunday
Releasing and Forgiving
Afternoon
- Breathing Session: Dive into deep breathwork to center yourself and set intentions for the retreat.
- Retreat Presentation: Get acquainted with the program and what to expect during the retreat.
- Hatha Yoga: Connect with your body through a grounding yoga practice.
- Self-Reflection: Take time for introspection and set personal goals for the journey ahead.
Lunch Break
Evening
- Tantra Connection: Explore the power of connection and intimacy through tantric practices.
- Theory Session: Learn about the theory behind breathwork and its transformative potential.
- Breathwork – Letting Go & Forgiveness: Release emotional baggage and cultivate forgiveness through breathwork.
- Sharing Circle: Reflect on your experiences and insights with the group in a supportive environment.
Day 2 – Monday
Awakening and Connection
Morning
- Tantra Yoga: Awaken your inner energy and cultivate a deeper connection with yourself.
- DMT Breathwork: Experience heightened states of consciousness through breathwork.
Lunch Break
Afternoon
- Tantra Connection: Deepen your connection with others through tantric practices.
- Opening Ceremony & Sharing Circle: Set intentions for the retreat and share your thoughts and feelings with the group.
Day 3 – Tuesday
Healing and Transformation
Morning
- Breathing Session: Start the day with breathwork to center yourself and clear your mind.
- Yin Yoga: Embrace stillness and surrender as you engage in a gentle yin yoga practice.
- Journaling: Reflect on your journey and insights through personal journaling.
Lunch Break
Afternoon
- Shadow Work & De-armouring: Explore and heal the deeper wounds of the soul through shadow work.
- Theory Session: Learn about trauma healing techniques and their application in breathwork.
- Breathwork – Healing the 5 Wounds of the Soul: Dive deep into breathwork to release trauma and promote healing.
- Sharing Circle: Share your experiences and insights with the group in a safe and supportive space.
Day 5 – Thursday
Grounding and Integration in Nature
Morning
- Meditation and Yoga: Practice yoga and meditation session at the stunning Mandrem beach
- Wim Hof Breathing & Ice Bath: Embrace the cold and invigorate your senses with a refreshing river bath.
- Rapeh Ceremony: Ground yourself and connect with the earth through a ceremonial rapeh session.
Lunch Break
Afternoon
- Grounding Breathwork / Yoga Nidra: Ground yourself and find inner peace through breathwork or yoga nidra.
- Sharing Circle: Reflect on your experiences and insights from the nature day.
- Sunset Beach Group Integration Evening
Day 6 – Friday
Deepening Insights with Plant Medicine
Plant Medicine Ceremony
- Long Breathwork with Plant Medicine: Explore expanded states of consciousness through breathwork and plant medicine.
- Live Music Relaxation: Surrender to the healing vibrations of live music as you relax and integrate your experience.
Nourishing Meal & Integration
Day 7 – Saturday
Reflection and Closure
Morning
- Yoga and Breathwork: Start the day with a gentle yoga and breathwork session to center yourself.
- Sharing Circle: Reflect on your journey and share your thoughts and feelings with the group.
- Russian Banya: Cleanse and rejuvenate your body with a traditional Russian banya experience.
Lunch Break
Afternoon
- Journaling: Reflect on your experiences and insights from the retreat.
- Integration Sharing Circle: Share your final thoughts and insights with the group.
- Closing Ceremony: Bid farewell to your fellow retreaters and celebrate the growth and transformation you’ve experienced.
Stunning Retreat Venue in Mandrem, Goa
Rosewood Mandrem
Nestled in the serene beauty of Goa, Rosewood Mandrem is an ideal retreat venue offering comfort, tranquility, and an atmosphere conducive to deep healing and rejuvenation. Located on a short drive of 5 mins away from Mandrem Beach, this venue allows you to immerse yourself in nature while you explore the depths of your breathwork and yoga practice.
Venue Highlights:
Accommodation
Stay in a dorm room with 5 or 6 other participants for a cheaper accommodation option.
Meet Your Facilitators
Dr. Hanuman
Dr. Hanuman is a highly respected expert in breathwork and plant medicine, known for their compassionate and authentic approach to healing. Specializing in trauma recovery, they guide participants through transformative journeys, helping them access deep insights and emotional release. Originally transitioning from a background in science with a phd in particle physics, Hanuman fully immersed themselves in the study of consciousness, blending influences from Yoga, Tantra, Buddhism, psychology, and shamanism. With global education, including training at the Bihar School of Yoga and Kopan Monastery, and mentorships under renowned figures like Wim Hof, Brian Kelly and Mike O’Meara, Hanuman spent three years in India mastering these practices. Their unique approach integrates diverse teachings to create profound healing experiences. In addition, Hanuman offers resilience coaching for the LGBTQ+ community, fostering strength and empowerment through their work.
Dhanishtaa
Go find your salvation in tales untold.” This line, penned by Dhanishtaa, reflects her journey and philosophy as an intimacy coach. With a background in Psychology and training under Layla Martin and Anil Thomas, Dhanishtaa guides others in reconnecting with their sexuality and finding inner bliss. Her expertise in Gestalt Therapy, NLP, Archetypal Astrology, and Breathwork make her a versatile guide in intimacy and self-discovery.
Breathwork is at the core of her healing approach, informed by her own journey through childhood trauma. By integrating breathwork with NLP and Gestalt Therapy, she helps clients release trauma, guilt, and shame around sexuality. Her approach blends psychological insight with spiritual practices, empowering others to transform their lives and build deeper self-connections.
Hugo
Hugo is a seasoned breathwork facilitator and yoga teacher with over a decade of experience, recognized for his nurturing and trauma-informed approach. He creates safe, supportive spaces for participants to explore their inner worlds through breathwork, yoga, meditation, and coaching. With a rich foundation in yoga and spiritual practices, Hugo has spent the past five years delving deeply into breathwork, leading workshops and retreats that integrate breath and energy work for profound transformation. His Sacred Breathwork Journeys tap into the universal Kundalini Energy to align and harmonize individual energies, resulting in powerful, life-changing experiences. Additionally, Hugo serves as a Lifestyle & Mindset Transformation Coach, helping others to shift their perspectives and step into their full potential.
Please Note – Hugo will not be teaching at the Nov 17th-24th Breathwork Intensive. For this retreat Dr. Hanuman will teach along side Dhanishtaa
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Frequently Asked Questions
We have space for only 4 volunteers at the Breathwork Initiation Intensive Retreat, offering a unique opportunity to participate at a discounted rate in exchange for helping with setup, meal assistance, and other organizational tasks. You’ll still be able to fully immerse yourself in the retreat while contributing to its smooth operation.
Volunteer Rates for Breathwork Initiation Intensive Retreat :
Early Bird Volunteer Price: ₹21,500 (must be paid in full by November 4th, 2024).
Full Volunteer Price: ₹26,500 (after November 4th, 2024).
Application Process:
To apply for a volunteer spot, please fill out the form below. Applications will be reviewed a few days before the end of the early bird.
To apply for Volunteer Discount Ticket, please fill out the form below:
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Venue:
The Rosewood
Mandrem, Goa, India.
Location:
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How to Reach:
By Air: The nearest airport is MOPA Airport (Manohar International Airport) in North Goa, located approximately 27 kilometers from Rosewood. From the airport, you can hire a taxi ride of 40 mins to reach The Rosewood.
By Train: Pernem Railway Station is the nearest railway station, located approximately 17 kilometers from Mandrem.
Note: Please ensure to plan your travel in advance and allow sufficient time for any unforeseen delays. If you require further assistance or have any specific questions regarding transportation, feel free to contact us.
